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  • System Reserve Meeting Report - August/September 2022 October 13, 2022 - Move-up Line Projection Clarification, Moved Flying Concerns, Removal and/or Exchange of Pairings Captured in the 1500 Jepp Snapshot, Reserves on Days Off May Pick Up Pairings Assigned to Reserves, Assignment of Special Qualification Pairings When No Qualified Reserves Available, Restoration of Reserve Days Off Infringed Operationally, Touchless Check-In for Standby at GUM, “Ellen” Prompts for Reserves
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - July 2022 July 18, 2022 - August Reserve Move-up Projections, Release Codes for Lineholder Flight Attendants with RA Days, Releasing Ready Reserves after having been available for part of the day, Communicating Assignment information to Pre-boarding Standby Reserves, Inability to Reach Crew Desk for Release – Base Management Support Not Available, Hold Time Anomalies – Discussion and Proposed Solutions, Boston International Purser Reserve Assignments, Pre-boarding Assignments Must Begin Prior to End of Four (4) Hour Standby, Discussion on Assignment of pre-0500 Check-ins
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - May 2022 June 23, 2022 - Continuing Phone Issues/Lengthy Hold Times for the Crew Desk/Chat Options, Move-up Projections for June: Determining “Adequate” Reserve Coverage, Planning Process to Release Excess Reserves Determined at Sub-base Level, Follow-up: Releasing Those with ‘RA’ Days When Excess Reserves Are Released, Notice of Assignment Outside 15 Hours Prior to Check-in, GUM: Assigning Pre-0500 Check-ins and Other Concerns, Further Reserve Assignment Following a Missed Trip (MT), Standby Coverage of Late Departures at DEN, Follow-up: End-of-Month Order of Assignment for Carry-over Pairings
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - April 2022 April 25, 2022 - Lengthy Hold Times for the Crew Desk, Virtual Chat Prompts/Options, Resolving End-of-Month Issues Consistently, Move-Up Line Projections, Releasing “In Motion” Reserves for Next Day or Following Airport Standby, Maximum Scheduled Duty for Standbys Protecting Long-Range Flying, Pre-boarding is a Standby Reserve Assignment, ‘RA’ Day Releases When Excess Reserves Are Released

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2022

  • System Reserve Meeting Report - August/September 2022 October 13, 2022 - Move-up Line Projection Clarification, Moved Flying Concerns, Removal and/or Exchange of Pairings Captured in the 1500 Jepp Snapshot, Reserves on Days Off May Pick Up Pairings Assigned to Reserves, Assignment of Special Qualification Pairings When No Qualified Reserves Available, Restoration of Reserve Days Off Infringed Operationally, Touchless Check-In for Standby at GUM, “Ellen” Prompts for Reserves
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - July 2022 July 18, 2022 - August Reserve Move-up Projections, Release Codes for Lineholder Flight Attendants with RA Days, Releasing Ready Reserves after having been available for part of the day, Communicating Assignment information to Pre-boarding Standby Reserves, Inability to Reach Crew Desk for Release – Base Management Support Not Available, Hold Time Anomalies – Discussion and Proposed Solutions, Boston International Purser Reserve Assignments, Pre-boarding Assignments Must Begin Prior to End of Four (4) Hour Standby, Discussion on Assignment of pre-0500 Check-ins
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - May 2022 June 23, 2022 - Continuing Phone Issues/Lengthy Hold Times for the Crew Desk/Chat Options, Move-up Projections for June: Determining “Adequate” Reserve Coverage, Planning Process to Release Excess Reserves Determined at Sub-base Level, Follow-up: Releasing Those with ‘RA’ Days When Excess Reserves Are Released, Notice of Assignment Outside 15 Hours Prior to Check-in, GUM: Assigning Pre-0500 Check-ins and Other Concerns, Further Reserve Assignment Following a Missed Trip (MT), Standby Coverage of Late Departures at DEN, Follow-up: End-of-Month Order of Assignment for Carry-over Pairings
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - April 2022 April 25, 2022 - Lengthy Hold Times for the Crew Desk, Virtual Chat Prompts/Options, Resolving End-of-Month Issues Consistently, Move-Up Line Projections, Releasing “In Motion” Reserves for Next Day or Following Airport Standby, Maximum Scheduled Duty for Standbys Protecting Long-Range Flying, Pre-boarding is a Standby Reserve Assignment, ‘RA’ Day Releases When Excess Reserves Are Released
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - March 2022 March 18, 2022 - Introduction of New Director of Inflight Crew Scheduling, Review of March Move-Up Numbers and Expectations for April, Reserve Reassignments Following a 4-hour Standby Period, Improper Scheduler Intervention to Facilitate Trip Pick-up into 24:7 Violation, Follow-Up: New Base Not Immediately Recognized in CCS When Requesting PD, Follow-Up: Status of ‘Procedure Map’ for Schedulers, Follow-Up: Ensuring Use of Proper Procedures When Assigning Pre-Boards, Follow-Up: Days Off Preceding and Following a Vacation Are Considered a Single Block, Follow-Up: Reserves Are Only to be RLSD for One Day at a Time During 1930 Process, Follow-Up: Improper Ordering of Multi-Day Reserves in LHR, Ensuring Proper Release of Reserves for Next-Day Following Completion of Standby, Releasing Those with ‘RA’ Days When Excess Reserves Are Released
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - February 2022 February 08, 2022 - Follow-Up: Removal of ‘CONF’ Code, Add Pay Applies for Assignments into Reserve Days Off, including Second-Assignments, Current-Day Ready Reserves are to be Assigned to Next-Day Pre-0500 Check-ins, Negotiating for Specific Reserve Assignments is a Violation of Order-of-Assignment, ‘RX’ Days in Reserve Schedules, Reserve Days Off Preceding and Following a Vacation Are Considered a Single Block, Reserves Are Only to be RLSD for One Day at a Time During 1930 Assignment Process, Follow-Up: ‘Process Procedure Map’ for Schedulers, Follow-Up: Ensuring Proper Scheduling Procedures When Assigning Pre-Boards, Follow-Up: Requirement to ‘Ascertain’ vs. ‘Acknowledge’ Assignments Made at 1930 HDT
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - January 2022 January 11, 2022 - Follow-Up: Additional Discussion Regarding Lineholder to Reserve Day Off Trip Pick-Up, Follow-Up: Clarification When Assigning Pre-0500 Check-ins, Review of End-of-Month Assignment Procedures, Ensuring Consistent Application of “Off Standby” Code (OSB), Manual Acknowledgement Without Flight Attendant Contact, Proper Scheduling Procedures When Pre-Boards are Assigned to Working Status, Ensuring Removal of ‘CONF’ Code, Second-Assignment of Inbound Reserves When Standbys are Available, Second-Assignment of Inbound Reserves When Standbys are Available, Reserves May ‘PD’ a Partial Pairing, Reserve Christmas Wish Assignment Period Confirmed, Considering Day of Availability Utilization When Releasing Excess Reserves, Standby Touchless Check-In Error When Already Assigned a Pairing

2021

  • System Reserve Meeting Report – November/December 2021 December 31, 2021 - Follow-Up: Additional Discussion Regarding Lineholder to Reserve Day Off Trip Pick-Up, Follow-Up: Clarification When Assigning Pre-0500 Check-ins, Review of End-of-Month Assignment Procedures, Ensuring Consistent Application of “Off Standby” Code (OSB), Manual Acknowledgement Without Flight Attendant Contact, Proper Scheduling Procedures When Pre-Boards are Assigned to Working Status, Ensuring Removal of ‘CONF’ Code, Second-Assignment of Inbound Reserves When Standbys are Available, Reserves May ‘PD’ a Partial Pairing, Reserve Christmas Wish Assignment Period, Considering Day of Availability Utilization When Releasing Excess Reserves, Standby Touchless Check-In Error When Already Assigned a Pairing, Recent Issues Related to the Reserve Preferencing System
  • System Reserve Meeting Report – October 2021 October 21, 2021 - Proper Release Procedures, Ready Reserve Preferences as Part of Assignment Order, Cancellation of Standby Assignment Upon Check-in, Follow-Up: Calls to Crew Desk Assistant Manager Line Going Unreturned, Continuing Commitment to Review, Follow-up & Train, Update on Status of Releasing Large Groups During Assignment Process
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - September 2021 September 28, 2021 - Application of PTO where a Single Duty Period Crosses Midnight & Use of PD in Conjunction, Unnecessary Assignment into Days Off, Rescheduling to Deadhead with Equipment Downgauge, Calls to Crew Desk Assistant Manager Line Going Unreturned, Update: Optional Touchless Check-in for Standby, Audit of Vacated “L” Days from Lineholder to Reserve Carry-Over
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - August 2021 August 19, 2021 - Changes to Reserve Move Up Line Planning Process, Follow-Up: Improper Pre-Boarding Assignments & Requests to “Assist” with Pre-Boarding, Follow-Up: Improper Second Assignment, Improper Removal of Awarded DATV, Addressing Lengthy Call Wait Times and Delays in Processing Chats with to Crew Desk, Update on Reserve IT Issues, Optional touchless Check-in for Standby, Domestic Pairings Improperly Captured as International in Reserve Preferencing, Ready Reserve Data Not Captured for CCS Reserve Assigned Screen, Return-to-Work (RTW) Lines for Special Qualification Reserves, Picking Up Carry-Over Pairings from Reserve into Lineholder Month, Future Base Assignment Not Captured in CCS Reserve Day Off Trade Search, Reserve Pool Numbers Disappearing from Calendar, Audit of Vacated “L” Days from Lineholder to Reserve Carry-Over
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - July 2021 July 19, 2021 - Lack of Notification Regarding Change to July Move-Up Process, Improper Pre-Boarding Assignments/Requests to “Assist” with Pre-Boarding, Follow-Up: Input Errors Causing “Pairing from Standby” (PSB) Pay and Credit Issues, Schedulers Must Assist in Resolving End-of-Month 1-in-7 Conflicts, Improper Second Assignment, COVID Vaccination Programing Will Delay Some IT Work, Incomplete Pairing Data Sent to Reserve Preferencing System, Incorrect Passport Surrender Status in Reserve Preferencing,
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - June 2021 July 07, 2021 - The System Reserve Meeting with United Airlines was held on June 17, 2021 via Microsoft Teams™. Follow-Up: Pre-Boarding Must Commence Prior to the End of a Standby Period, Input Errors Causing “Pairing from Standby” (PSB) Pay and Credit Issues, Review of Ready Reserve Preference Priority Order for Standby Assignments, Check of Position Code When a Reserve is Removed from a Purser Pairing, Drafting for Open Pairings at a Base – Not More Than Six (6) Hours Prior to Departure, Follow-Up: Reports of Missing Ready Reserve Priority Message, Tracking of Potential 24-in-7 in ‘ADPL’ Column on CCS Reserve Availability List, Improper Ready Reserve Priority Messages for Reserves Already Assigned, Add Pay Improperly Removed When a Restored Day Off is Traded
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - May 2021 June 01, 2021 - June Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for June, Matching Standby Assigned Days-of-Availability to Available Reserves, Follow-Up: Pre-Boarding Must Commence Prior to the End of a Standby Period, Flight Attendant Responsibility When No Acknowledgement is Received, Follow-Up: Inconsistent Assignment of Pre-0500 Check-Ins, Cease and Desist Allowing Reserves to Pick Up Out of Base, Reports of Missing Ready Reserve Priority Message, Follow-Up: Improper Consideration of Pairings Picked Up on Reserve Days Off in Studio,
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - April 2021 April 30, 2021 - May Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for May, Follow-Up: Consistent Application of RLSD Coding based on TMAC, Assignment of Multi-day Reserves to Single Duty (one day) pairings, Inconsistent Assignment of pre-0500 Check-ins at GUM, ORD and LAX, Preboarding Duties Improperly Assigned Beyond the End of the Standby Period, Second Assignment Upon Arrival with Intent to Preboard, Reminder: Direct Supervisor Line is for Official Union Business Only, Studio Using Arrival of PROT Pairing for FIFO, Improper Consideration of Pairings Picked Up on Reserve Days Off in Studio
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - March 2021 April 19, 2021 - April Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for April, Follow-Up: Consistent Application of RLSD Code, Follow-up: Notice of Assignment for Ready Reserves, Reports of Missing Acknowledgement Screen, Inconsistent Assignment from Standby, Assigning Special Qualification Pairings During Clean-Up, Improper Advanced RLSD for Potential 24-in-7,
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - February 2021 March 01, 2021 - March Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for March, Follow-up: Confusion regarding “RPP” Assignment Code, Follow-up: Resolving 1-in-7 Prior to First Day of the New Schedule Month, Inconsistent Application of RLSD Code Following Standby, Inconsistent Assignment Order of Open Positions on Same Pairing, Ready Reserve Assignment Notification Process, Follow-up: Delay to Reserve Preferencing Process Caused by Automation Backlog, Order of Assignment while On Standby, Automatic Removal of Assigned Standby Positions from Reserve Time, Improvement to Reserve Time Mobile View,
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - January 2021 January 31, 2021 - February Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for February, Manual Assignments Over Monthly Maximum, Confusion regarding “RPP” Assignment Code, Improper Assignment into Days Off While Away from Base, Resolving 1-in-7 Prior to First Day of New Bid Month, Improper Assignment of IPurser Reserves to “FA” Trips, Days of Awarded PTO are Treated as Set Days Off,

2020

  • System Reserve Meeting Report - December 2020 December 17, 2020 - December 2020 System Reserve Meeting, January Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for January, Follow-Up: Pre-Boarding Concerns, Follow-up: Consideration of “FA” Standbys Prior to Special Qualification Ready Reserves, Follow-up: Clarification on Restoring Reserve Days Off Due to Lineholder Carry-Over, Reserve Release (RLSD) Process at LHR
  • System Reserve Meeting Report - November 2020 November 20, 2020 - Follow-Up: Pre-Boarding Concerns, December Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for December, Consideration of “FA” Standbys Prior to Special Qualification Ready Reserves, “Prompt” Return of Reserves Following Infringed Day Off, Clarification on Restoring Reserve Days Off Due to Lineholder Carry-Over, Reserve Christmas Wish List 2020
  • System Reserve Meeting Report – October 2020 November 16, 2020 - Follow-Up: Procedures Following Release from Standby (OSB), Follow-Up: Transition of GUM Scheduling Duties, Company Offered Local “Reserve Refreshers”, November Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for November, Changes to the Number of Days Typically Associated with Standby Positions, Pre-Boarding Concerns
  • System Reserve Meeting Report – September 2020 October 13, 2020 - Follow-Up: Process for Releasing Reserves Inbound on Assignment Day, Follow-Up: Releasing Reserves on Standby During the 1930 Process, Reserve Availability Following Release from Standby (OSB), Follow-Up: Transition of GUM Scheduling Duties, October Reserve Pool Levels, Anticipated Standby Levels for October, Standby Positions at LHR, Special Qualifications and Return-to-Work Lines, Unknown ‘ACK’ Code on Master Schedules, Project Update Meetings with IT Automation
  • System Reserve Meeting Report – August 2020 September 10, 2020 - Follow-Up: Improper Reductions to Reserve Minimum Guarantee, Follow-Up: Assigning Pre-0500 Check-ins at LAX, Follow-Up: Fix for FIFO Ordering in CCS Reserve Availability, Follow-Up: Process for Releasing Reserves Inbound on Assignment Day, Releasing Reserves on Standby during the 1930 Process, Crew Desk Staffing Reductions May Affect Hold Times, Next-Day Reserve Assignments Must be Completed by 1930 HDT, September Reserve Pool Levels, Transition of GUM Scheduling Duties, 6+-Day Reserves Missing from Reserve Availability Display, Reserve Preferencing Process Impacted by Non-Qualified Status, Meeting with IT Automation
  • System Reserve Meeting Report – July 2020 August 19, 2020 - Follow-Up: Improper Reductions to Reserve Minimum Guarantee, Follow-Up: Order of Reassignment of Reserves, Process for Releasing Reserves Inbound on Assignment Day, Follow-Up: Reserves Turned or Assigned into Days Off and Other Reports, How are Reserve Pool Levels Established?, Increased Number of Standby Positions, Ready Reserve Assignments May Be Acknowledged Electronically, Assigning Pre-0500 Check-ins at LAX, Inflight Scheduling Personnel Changes, Follow-Up: Fix for FIFO Ordering in CCS Reserve Availability, Update on Other Open IT Issues
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - June, 2020 July 31, 2020 - Improper Reductions to Reserve Minimum Guarantee, Order of Reassignment of Reserves, Process for Releasing Reserves Inbound on Assignment Day, Partial Personal Drops Apply to Reserves, Reserves Turned or Assigned into Days Off and Other Reports, Inconsistent Application of ‘RM’ Code for Release to Move-Up Line, Notification of Delays and Adjustment of Duty Time, Use of Personal Phones, International Purser Reserve Pool Level at LAX, FIFO Ordering in CCS Reserve Availability, Open IT Issues
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - April, 2020 May 05, 2020 - Fix for FIFO Ordering in Studio, Monitoring the Release of Reserves at 1930, Building of Standby Positions, CCS Message Irregularities for RLSD, “Reserve Time” Screen Missing Information on Mobile Devices, Reserve Assigned Screen Discrepancies
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - March, 2020 March 11, 2020 - Follow-Up: “Reversing” a Restored Day Off When Reserve No Longer Needed for Coverage,Follow-Up: Order of Reassignment of Reserves, Follow-Up: Operational Scheduling at Satellite Bases, Follow-Up: Inconsistent Application of ‘RM’ Code for Release to Move-Up Line, Follow-Up: Reserves Turned or Assigned into Days Off and Other Reports, Follow-Up: Partial Personal Drops Apply to Reserves, Follow-Up: Assignment of Open IPurser Positions When No IPurser Reserves Available, Follow-Up: Explanation of Methodology Used When Releasing Reserves at 1930, Correctly Matching Assigned Day Value of Standby Periods to Corresponding Departures,Assignment of Pre-0500 Check-Ins Between 1400-1500 HDT the Day Prior,Releasing Reserves Prior to 24-in-7 FAR Violation,Notification of Delays and Adjustment of Duty Time (Section 7.X.),Improper Reductions to Reserve Minimum Guarantee,Business Continuity Relocation of NOC Personnel
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020 - Follow-Up: Reserves May Not Be Assigned into Days Off While Away from Home, Follow-Up: Reversing a Restored Day Off When No Longer Necessary, Follow-Up: Order of Reassignment of Reserves,Follow-Up: Explanation of Methodology Used When Releasing Reserves at 1930, Follow-Up: IPurser Position is Considered Closed Once Filled, Follow-Up: Operational Scheduling at Satellite Bases,Follow-Up: Turning and Rolling Reports,Partial Personal Drops Apply to Reserves,Reserve Assigned Two (2) Days in Advance, Assigning Multi-Day Reserves at LHR, FRA, NRT and HKG ,Inconsistent Application of ‘RM’ Code for Release to Move-Up Line, Co-Terminal Preferences Are Not Considered During Clean-Up, Requesting Restoration of Availability Days for Lines with >12 Days Off, FIFO in Reserve Preferencing and on the Reserve Availability Screen in CCS, Update on Open IT Issues,
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - January 9, 2020 January 09, 2020 - Follow-Up: Explanation of Methodology Used When Releasing Reserves at 1930, Follow-Up: Reserves May Not Be Assigned into Days Off While Away from Home, Follow-Up: Reversing a Restored Day Off When No Longer Necessary, Follow-Up: Order of Reassignment of Reserves, Follow-Up: Out-of-Base Pick-up Errors, IPurser Position is Considered Closed Once Filled, Legal Rest Waiver Between Trips Picked Up on Reserve Days Off, PDs, PTO and RLSD Do Not Satisfy Minimum Days Off, Operational Scheduling at Satellite Bases, Turning and Rolling Reports, Update on Open IT Issues, Reserve Preferencing Issues,

2019

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - December 16, 2019 December 16, 2019 - Follow-Up: Explanation of Methodology Used When Releasing Reserves at 1930, Follow-Up: Order of Reassignment of Reserves, Follow-Up: Pre-Boarding is Not a Legal Second Assignment, Placement of Reserve Days Off Restored Due to Operational Delays, Reserves May Not Be Assigned into Days Off While Away from Home, Timing of Out of Base Pickup – Is it prior to check-in or departure?, Reversing a Restored Day Off When No Longer Necessary, Reserve Contact After Assignment and While on Layover, Sending Pre-Boarding Flight Attendants Without Pairing/Hotel Information (former UNIs), GUM Scheduling Clarifications, Operational Scheduling at Satellite Bases, Out of base Pick up of Open IPurser Pairings When IPurser Reserves are Available, Update on Open IT Issues, Update from FAST Team
  • MEC Reserve Committee Meeting Report - October, 2019 October 31, 2019 - 1-Day Reserve Assigned into Lineholder Days Off, Supervisors Interpreting Reasons Report,Reserve Christmas Wish List,Pre-Boarding is Not a Legal Second Assignment,Planning Steps Not Completed Prior to Reserve Preferencing,Reserves May Only Be Second Assigned to Avoid Drafting,Manual Reserve Assignment Procedures for GUM and HNL,Assignment/Conversion of LQ Pairings,Issues When Assigning Flight Attendants Who Have “RA” Days,Trading vs. Dropping Pairings Picked Up on Reserve Days Off,Assignment from Standby Over Scheduled Duty Maximum,Inability to Pick Up Overlap Pairings Using Automation When Transitioning Status,Explanation of Methodology Used When Releasing Reserves at 1930,Information Provided When Receiving Reserve Assignment,Frozen Pairings and Lack of Hotel Rooms,Update on Open IT Issues,
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019 - Discussion on “Missed Trip” (MT) Designation, Introduction of New Managing Director of Crew Resources and Base Services, UPDATE: Resolving End-of-Month 1-in-7 Conflicts, UPDATE: Timeline for Converting Special Qualification Pairings, UPDATE: Crew Scheduling Support Representatives, UPDATE: Surface Transportation Transit Times, Hours Picked Up on Reserve Days Off Prior to Move-Up Award, Consistent Failure to Provide 15-hours’ Notice, Order of Reassignment for Reserves, Trading Pairings Picked Up on Reserve Days Off, Pay Missing for Purple Flag Pairings Picked Up on Reserve Days Off, When Schedulers Use uCrew vs. COSMOS, Issues When Assigning Flight Attendants Who Have “RA” Days
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - August 30, 2019 August 30, 2019 - UPDATE: Post-Assignment Pairing Modifications & Improper Displacement of Reserves ,UPDATE: Pairing from Standby (PSB) Credit and Surface Transportation,UPDATE: Next-Day Assignments Considered Final at 1930 HDT,UPDATE: Status of Ready Reserve Acknowledgement, UPDATE: PD Awards Relative to Reserve Assignments, UPDATE: Reserve Levels, UPDATE: Crew Scheduling Support Representatives, UPDATE: Timeline for Converting Special Qualification Pairings, Surface Transportation Transit Times, Extended Customs Check Due to “Unusual Circumstances”, Changes to the Inflight Scheduling Personnel Structure,“Recommended Flights” for Training to/from Co-Terminals,Resolving End-of-Month 1-in-7 Conflicts, Turning of Reserves “Upon Request”, Unknown Adjustment to Monthly Maximum Opting, Move-Up List Issues
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - July 19, 2019 July 19, 2019 - Extended Customs Check Due to "Unusual Circumstances", Update: Pre-Boarding Assignments, Pre-Boarding as a Second Assignment is not permitted, Update: Company Compliance with Section 7.M.2. (Partial Personal Drops),Reserve Levels, PD Awards Relative to Reserve Assignments, Timeline for Converting Special Qualification Pairings, Timing for Assigning Operational Pairings, Assignment of Pre-0500 Check-ins, Update: Pairing Modifications After Assignment from Standby, Update: Post- Assignment Pairing Modifications & Improper Displacement of Reserves, Timing of Seniority Options, Update: Legal Rest Following Show-No-Go, Update: Pairing from Standby (PBS) Credit and Surface Transportation, Update: Crew Communication Telephone System Feedback, Crew Scheduling Support Representatives Update, Reports of Blank Acknowledgement Screens, Clarification on Restoration of Reserve Days Off, Other Reserve Process Clarifications, Update: Next-Day Assignments Considered Final at 1930HDT, Update: 35-in-7 in
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - June 21, 2019 June 21, 2019 - 35-in-7 Incorrectly Including Lineholder Trips,Update: Test Reduction of Standby Positions,Assignment of Pre-0500 Check-Ins,Update: Status of Ready Reserve Acknowledgement, Next Day Assignments Considered Final at 1930 HDT, Update: Telephone Availability Once Assigned for Following Day,Reserve Assigned Screen Reliability, Update: Pre-Boarding Assignments, Update: Reserve Ability to Personal Drop a Partial Pairing, Move-Up Line Issues and Clarifications, Pairing Modifications After Assignment from Standby,Update: Pairing Modifications Resulting in Improper Displacement of Reserves,Master Schedule Coding for Union Business Release (UNBS), Timing of Seniority Option, Issues with Call Back Feature, Legal Rest Following Show-No-Go,Pairing from Standby (PSB) Credit and Surface Transportation, Contacting Reserve with Pairing Modifications, Crew Communication Telephone System Feedback
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - May, 2019 May 31, 2019 - Personal Changes, Future Backstage Credit Improperly Included in TMAC, Long-Term Plan for COSMOS,Status of Ready Reserve Acknowledgement, Pairing Modifications Resulting in Improper Displacement of Reserves, Notice of Delayed Departure Without Revising Report Time, Delaying Report Time to Avoid Short-Call Cab Reimbursement, Using Pass Riders to Work Flights, Update: Pre-Boarding Assignments, Reduction of Standby Positions, Reminding Schedulers of Proper Procedures, Reserve Ability to Personal Drop a Partial Pairing, Reduction in Move-up Lines for May, Adding Messaging Capabilities to LINK Devices, Duty Time Extension Due to Unusual Circumstances, Telephone Availability Once Assigned for Following Day
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - April 6, 2019 April 15, 2019 - Restricted Variable Staffing Positions Due to Hotel Unavailability, Assignment of Open Language Qualified (LQ) Positions, Update on Reserve Availability Screen and Ready Reserve Co-Terminal Preferance, New "Call Back" Feature When Calling Scheduling, Automated Block-In Procedures, Ordering of Multi- Day Reserves at Domiciles Outside the 50 United States, Update: TMAC and FIFO on the First Day of the Bid Month,Update: Pre-Boarding Assignments,Timing of Lineholder Reassignments Relative to Reserve Referencing, Reserve Legality Clarifications, Flight Attendant Maximum Duty to Appear in SSD and Flight Feed, Other inflight Scheduling News
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - March 2019 March 07, 2019 - Update on Reserve Availability Screen Enhancements, Update on Ready Reserve Co-Terminal Preference, Ongoing Discrepancies with Reserve TMAC in CCS & COSMOS, International Purser Reserves on the Reserve Availability Screen, Acknowledgements of Assignment to "Ready Reserve", Discrepancies in Application of 5-Hour Standby Credit, Reserve Assigned Screen Inaccuracies, TMAC and FIFO on the First Day of the Bid Month, Inbouncd Reserves Bypassed for Assignment, New Hire Schedules Missing in CCS, Language Qualified (LQ) Standby Positions, Pre-Boarding Assignments, Releasing Excess Reserves at 1930HDT, Schedulers "Deal Making" with Flight Attendants, Open Time Calculation Used for Reserve Pool, Partial Vacation Fly-Through, Clarification of Move-Up Line Construction Procedures, Break Days (BRK) and 1 -in-7, Union Notice of White Flag Declaration, Restricted Availability of Variable Staffing Positions,

2018

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - September 26, 2018 September 26, 2018 - Archived Reserve Preferencing Video Series - JCBA Differences, Key Differences from Archived Video Series, Reserve Referencing for October 1st and Beyond
  • MEC Reserve Update - September 21, 2018 September 21, 2018 - Reserve Lines and Vacation, Reserve Vacation Fly Through (Section 12.I.), Definition of a "Short Block" (12.C.1.c.), Reserve Vacation Slide Options (Section 12.G.2.a. and 12.G.3.), Reserve Vacation Adjustments (Section 12.C.3.)
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - June 2018 June 30, 2018 - (Common CMS) Follow-up: Testing of the Reserve Preferencing System,(pm-UAL) Follow-up: Order of Reassignment for Reserves,(pm-UAL) Improper DNFs,(pm-UAL) ANP Awarded Out of Order,(pm-CAL) Follow-up: Notifying Flight Attendants at Block-In of Subsequent Assignment,(pm-CAL) Follow-Up: Reserve Preference Discrepancies on FIFO Display in CCS,(pm-CAL) Follow-up: Timing of Moved Flying (“Borrows”),(pm-CAL) Follow-up: Reserve Pool Numbers in CLE,(pm-CAL) Follow-up: IAH Reserve Staffing Concerns and System Reserve Trends,(pm-CAL) Notice of Assignment Concerns,(pm-CAL) MT Improperly Assigned on Day Off,(pm-CAL) Removal from Pairing Mid-Sequence to Cover Airport Alert (AA),(pm-CAL) Only One AA Per Duty Period,(ALL) Information Access for Flight Attendants,(ALL) New Scheduling Manager
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - May 2018 May 23, 2018 - ?(Common CMS) Testing of the Reserve Preferencing System,?(Common CMS) Market Priority Matrix for FSL and/or LQ Reserves,?(pm-UAL) Follow-up: Ongoing Transition of Crew Schedulers,(pm-UAL) Order of Reassignment for Reserves,?(pm-UAL) Co-terminal Assignments When No Loaner LINKs Available,(pm-UAL) Reassignment of Reserves Into Days Off,?(pm-UAL) Order of Reassignment for Reserves,?(pm-CAL) Follow-up: Communications Regarding Leveling and Block-In Procedures,?(pm-CAL) Follow-Up: Reserve Preference Discrepancies on FIFO Display in CCS,(pm-CAL) Follow-up: Reports of No Reserve Acknowledgement Screen,(pm-CAL) Follow-up: Reserve Pool Numbers in CLE,(pm-CAL) Follow-up: Scheduling Procedure When Assignment Is Not Acknowledged,(pm-CAL) IAH Reserve Staffing Concerns,(pm-CAL) Odd Check-in Times for Airport Alert (AA),?(pm-CMI) Follow-up: GUM Reserve Scheduling Questions,(ALL) Excessive Wait Times When Calling Crew Scheduling
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - April 2018 May 15, 2018 - (ALL) Ongoing Transition of Crew Schedulers, (Common CMS) Follow-up: Contact Numbers for Internationally Based Flight Attendants, (pm-CMI) GUM Reserve Scheduling Questions, (pm-UAL) Follow-up: Reserve Preference Issues, (pm-CAL) Follow-Up: Communication Regarding Crew Desk Phone Numbers, (pm-CAL) Follow-up: Clarification on Leveling, (pm-CAL) Follow-up: Advising Flight Attendants at Block-In of Subsequent Assignment, (pm-CAL) Follow-up: Personal Drop Days and 1-in-7, (pm-CAL) Follow-up: Reports of No Reserve Acknowledgement Screen, (pm-CAL) Preference Discrepancies on FIFO Display in CCS, (pm-CAL) Reserve Pool Numbers in CLE, (pm-CAL) Moved Flying, (pm-CAL) Order of Assignment from Airport Alert,
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - March 2018 April 25, 2018 - (pm-CAL) Follow-Up: Communication Regarding Crew Desk Phone Numbers, (pm-CAL) Follow-up: Reports of No Reserve Acknowledgement Screen for Call-Outs, (pm-CAL) Follow-up: Availability of Airport Alert Positions for Reserve Pick-Up, (pm-CAL) Follow-up: Personal Drop Days and 1-in-7, (pm-CAL) Reserve Minimum Days Off, (pm-CAL) Clarification on Leveling, (pm-CAL) Preference Discrepancies on FIFO Display in CCS, (pm-CAL) Reserve Acknowledgement Clarifications, (pm-CAL) Reserve Obligation Following Early Morning Arrivals, (pm-CAL) Lineholder Carry-Over Trip Pick-Up Into Reserve Days, (pm-CAL) 5.I.4. Assignment Considerations by Sub-Base, (pm-CAL) Effect of Carry-Over Pairings on Reserve Minimum, (pm-UAL) Follow-up: Reserve Preference Issues, (pm-UAL) Contact Numbers for Internationally Based Flight Attendants,
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - February, 2018 February 28, 2018 - (pm-UAL) Reserve Preference Issues, (pm-UAL) Purser Reserve Assignment Process Document, (pm-UAL) Follow-Up: End-of-Month Reserve Trip Trades When GUAR Exists, (pm-UAL) Notice When Assigning Open Positions to Ready Reserves, (pm-CAL) Follow-Up: Unusual Crew Desk Phone Numbers, (pm-CAL) Crew Desk Calls During Crew Rest, (pm-CAL) Personal Drop Days and 1-in-7, (pm-CAL) Availability of Airport Alert Positions for Reserve Pick-Up, (pm-CAL) Reports of No Reserve Acknowledgement Screen, (pm-CAL) “Frozen” Trips
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - January 2018 January 31, 2018 - (pm-CAL) Unusual Crew Desk Phone Numbers, (pm-CAL) Converting to Work from Scheduled Deadhead To/From Training, (pm-CAL) CCS Issues, (pm-CAL) Reserve Christmas Trip Pick-Up, (pm-CAL) Reserve Trip Pick-Up to Over 83 Hours, (pm-CAL) Leveling Clarification, (pm-UAL) Reserve Preference Issues, (pm-UAL) Purser Reserve Assignment Process Document, (pm-UAL) Reserve Christmas Wish List, (pm-UAL) Vacation Fly-Through and Move-Up Lines, (pm-UAL) End-of-Month Reserve Trip Trades When GUAR Exists

2017

  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - December 2017 December 31, 2017 - (pm-UAL) Reserve Christmas Wish List, (pm-UAL) Reserve Preference Issues, (pm-UAL) End-of-Month Reserve Trip Trades When GUAR Exists, (pm-UAL) Purser Reserve Assignment Process Document, (pm-CAL) Unusual Crew Desk Phone Numbers, (pm-CAL) Converting to Work from Scheduled Deadhead To/From Training, (pm-CAL) Reserve Acknowledgement Clarifications, (pm-CAL) Automation Limitations When Transitioning From LH to RSV / RSV to LH, (pm-CAL) Seniority Option (5.G.6.), (pm-CAL) Move-Up Transition to Lineholder Status,
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - October & November 2017 November 21, 2017 - (pm-CAL) Reserve Acknowledgement Clarifications, (pm-CAL) Automation Limitations When Transitioning From LH to RSV / RSV to LH, (pm-CAL) Reserve Trip Pick-Up When Over 65 Hours, (pm-CAL) Converting to Work from Scheduled Deadhead To/From Training, (pm-CAL) Assigning Reserves into Lineholder Month, (pm-CAL) Move-Up Line “Must-Cover” Days, (pm-UAL) Assigning CONV Reserves Before 1900, pm-UAL) CLLR Reserve Preference Discrepancies
  • Reserve Move-Up Lines (pm-CAL) November 10, 2017 - Reserve Move-Up Lines (pm-CAL)
  • Reserve Temporary Duty (pm-CAL) November 10, 2017 - Reserve Temporary Duty (pm-CAL)
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - September 2017 October 19, 2017 - (pm-CO) Reserve Temporary Duty (RTD) Pairings, (pm-CO) Reserve Move-Up Protocol, ?(pm-CO) Personal Drops (5.G.1.), (pm-CO) Automation Limitations When Transitioning From LH to RSV / RSV to LH, (pm-CO) Trips Awarded as Reserve Pick-Ups Later Removed, ?(pm-CO) Future Use of UTC/MT Codes, (pm-CO) Seniority Option, (pm-CO) Reserve Partial Vacation Fly-Through, (pm-UA) Combining Open IDs in Advance of Operation, (pm-UA) Reserve Trip Trades in Conjunction with GUAR in New Month, (pm-UA) Recognition of DCA Co-Terminal as Ready Reserve Preference, (ALL) Rumors of Scheduler Cross-Utilization
  • MEC Reserve Meeting Report - August 2017 August 31, 2017 - (pm-CO) Company Manpower Plan Clarification, (pm-CO) Reserve Assignments, (pm-CO) Reserve Move-Up Protocol, (pm-CO) “Borrowed Reserves” or “Out of Base Airport Alert”, (pm-CO) 5.I.4. Considerations When Assigning Airport Alert Positions, (pm-CO) Reserve Contact During Last Hour of Crew Rest, (pm-CO) Availability of Airport Alert Positions for Reserve Pick-Up, (pm-CO) Reserve Pool Display, (pm-CO) Unable to Contact (UTC) During Airport Alert = “Missed Trip” (MT), pm-CO) Section 5.I.12.a.
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - May, June, & July 2017 August 18, 2017 - (pm-UA) Reassigning ONSB Reserves, (pm-UA) Permanent Fix for Partial VAC Day/TMAC Discrepancies, (pm-UA) Pre-Emptive RLSE of CLLR Reserves, pm-UA) Reserve Transactions Prior to Move-Up Line Award, (pm-UA) Schedule Changes Involving Overlap IDs (Lineholder to Reserve), (pm-UA) CLLR Reserve Preference System, (pm-CAL) Clarifications to Reserve Contract Language, (pm-CAL) Reserve Survival Guide, (pm-CAL) Reserve Phone Availability, (pm-CAL) Apparent Change to Reserve CQ Scheduling Parameters, Reserve Scheduling Meeting with the Company, New MEC Reserve Committee Term Begins
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - February, March, & April 2017 April 18, 2017 - Assignments That Open Between CLLR Preference Run and 1900, 77W Aircraft Type, Change to Daylight Saving Time, CLLR Preference Job Failures, Application of FMLI at International Locations Only, “FSY” Positions, CONV Reserves Again Bypassed for <0500 Check-ins, New Open Flying Award Procedure for Purser Qualified ID’s, PM-CAL Reserve Survival Guide, Incorrect TMAC for Flight Attendants with Partial Vacation Days, MEC Reserve Committee Election Results
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - November & December 2016 & January 2017 January 31, 2017 - Christmas Wish List Review, 77M Aircraft Type, End-of-Month Assignment Error in Studio, February Move-Up Line Minimums, System Roster of Reserve Committees

2016

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report - June, July, August, September, & October 2016 November 01, 2016 - System Reserve Committee Roster, 787 Qualification Errors and CLLR Assignments, Reasons Report Omitting Stack/Stack Order Positions, 787 Added as Equipment Preference Option, CLLR’s Converted Prior to <0500 Check-ins, Required Rest Before and After Training, CONV Reserves Bypassed for <0500 Check-ins, Anticipating the Change to Standard Time

2014

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report September 08, 2014 - Reserve Preference Issues, System Reserve Meeting
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report January 10, 2014 - Reserve Preference Questions, Assigning ONSBs past the 5 hour report time, Irregular Ops and reassignments to Reserves, Pre 0500 Check-ins, Section 10.C.10- Reserve Returning to Work following a Partial Vacation Day, Automatic Waiver of Report Time

2013

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report April 26, 2013 - ONSB, Partnership Max, Confusion over Line of flying legalities in the new month, Night into Day flying, Co-terminal locations, Visa Issues
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report April 03, 2013 - Assigning ONSBs past the 5 hour report time, Short Call Outs, Illegal Layovers
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report February 17, 2013 - Using Enotes for Notification, Legal Rest, Late CLLR Tapes, End of the month assignment process, Night into Day Violations, Notifying Crew Members of a Known Delay, Crew Desk giving wrong Check-in Times, Short Call Outs, Assigning ONSBs
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report February 04, 2013 - ONSB Positions, Christmas Wish List (CWL), Notice of Assignments, Legal Rest LOF Indicators for ONSB, Building Meters, Contacting Flight Attendants after an Assignment has been given, Converting CLLR's to RSV, Night into Day Flying

2012

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report December 12, 2012 - Current Issues, ONSB Assignments, Christmas Wish List
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report September 27, 2012 - Standby Assignments not being made to Reserves with less than 20 hours of availability, Minimum Layover time for 757 Aircraft, Conversions to Maximum Enhancement Staffing Levels, Lineholder Activity improperly affecting Reserve Flight Attendants minimum guarantee, Procedures for calling off sick leave (OFSL), Building IDs with FP positions when the position was closed
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report January 23, 2012 - Automation Removing RSV days for IDs with more than 10:01 flight time in Final Duty Period, Christmas Wish List, Excessive Conversions of Reserves in Denver, Scheduling Flight Attendants in Partnership over their monthly maximum, New Issues

2011

2010

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report December 31, 2010 - Follow Up Items, New Topics
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report October 29, 2010 - Follow Up Items, New Topics
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report September 13, 2010 - Follow Up Items, New Topics
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report May 28, 2010 - May Reserve Statistics, DCA Co-Terminal Preference, Short Call-Outs for ONSB, Section 9.N.1, Additional Scheduling Issues, Telephone issues, Section 9.P.4.e, Day-Off Violations, Scheduling Reserves over their Max
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report April 08, 2010 - ONSB Issues, Converted CLLRs & Holidays- Reversing Finalized Assignments, DCA Co-Terminal Preference, End of Month Transitions, Four Day ID- Section 3.O, Organizational Chart
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report March 03, 2010 - Automation for Prorated Vacation Day Follow Up, ONSB Issues, Converted CLLRs & Holidays- Reversing Finalized Assignments, SEA 11-87- Assignment Process of Open IDs with check-in times within 4 hours of departure, Moved Flying when Open Flying Requests are on file, DCA Co-Terminal Preference

2009

  • MEC Reserve Committee Report December 04, 2009 - Christmas Wish List, Reserves Partial Vacation Days and TMAC, Self Trades, ONSB Issues, Move-Up Lines
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report September 25, 2009 - Christmas Wish List, Removing Reserves, Section 12.M.- Legal Rest at Hotel Minimums, ONSB Assignments and Revisions to Flight Schedules, DCA Co-Terminal Preference, Improper Application of SEA 11-86, Lineholders Picking-Up Open Flying Covering a Crew Misconnect, ONSB Assignments and CHECKFLY
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report August 07, 2009 - ONSB Issues, Check-in times that do not allow for access to the Domicile, Christmas Wish List, Ghost Items
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report June 16, 2009 - ONSB Procedures, XSC Desk – procedures for building trip IDs, Move-up Lines, Appeal Decision Implementation, Reserves, Section 12.M.2. Legal Rest Requirements and Unimatic programming, Christmas Wish List (Section 10.C.13.a), Current OPBSK Organization Chart
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report April 23, 2009 - Senior Designated Reserve fluctuations, Transitioning from an ‘R’ to an ‘A or B’, 2009 MEC Reserve Committee Training - Cancelled
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report February 23, 2009 - Reserves continue with low utilization, Reserve Committee Activity, UPDATED Reserve Manual Coming Soon, ONSB stats, Reserve Co-Terminal Preferencing Issues, Reserve Move-up Lines,

2008

  • MEC Reserve Commitee Report December 19, 2008 - Weather is giving Reserves more time, Local Reserve Committees – Ongoing Assignments, Reserve Move-up Line Activity Log
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report November 25, 2008 - Reserves aren’t flying as much, Staffing reductions, Fleet Plan Modifications, Reduced Schedule, Early Out, Special Leaves, ANP, Voluntary Furlough, Reductions – Aircraft schedule, pre-scheduled staffing levels and line averages, Reductions to Income, RDO activity and Open Flying, Increased Line Averages, Staffing Reductions and Good Weather, Aircraft Schedule Volatility Continues, Increased Line Averages & Reserve ‘Need’, Reduced Pre-scheduled Staffing, Special Leaves & ANP, What’s next?, Senior Designated Reserve, Reserve Move-up Lines
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report October 02, 2008 - Call-in Reserve Assignment Process, Reserve Move-up Lines
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report August 19, 2008 - Revisit of Order of Assignment while ONSB, Procedure for updating trip IDs in irregular operations, Procedure for updating trip IDs in irregular operations continued, Legalities for scheduled versus actual flights and using planned time versus DSL, Moving Flying Across the System and the 747OC, Soliciting Flight Attendants to Waive 30:7
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report July 10, 2008 - Trip assignments for CLLR ONSBs who are released after 1900, Ability for lineholders to decline 8.J reassignments, Missed training for Reserves due to flight delays and cancellations, Surface times and connection times involving a surface segment, International Meter IDs, Move-up lines
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report June 07, 2008 - HKG and NRT PTO, Order of Assignment and ‘turning’ Reserves when Standbys are available, CLLR Assignments and ONSB Assignments, Move up list Activity, BWI & HKG Crew Lounges, Follow up from April’s meeting, Management of the Open-trip file
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report May 09, 2008 - Reserve Move-up Line Notification Process, CNF involving the end of the month, DCA Co-terminal Preference, 1-in-7 Legality at End of Month, Short Call-Out Procedures, Review of multiple run CLLR assignment procedures, BWI Crew Lounge, Hawaii Staffing Guidelines, London Conversions
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report March 25, 2008 - Review of multiple run CLLR assignment procedures, Review of CLLR assigned ONSB during the CLLR assignment process, 30-Day ANP for April 2008, Follow up from the February System Reserve Meeting
  • MEC Reserve Committee Report February 25, 2008 - Conversions, Low Numbers For Move-up lines, Review of Deal Making, Telephone Etiquette